Tag Archives: animated films

The Beautiful Symmetry of Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Posted on July 28, 2020 by

I had planned on analyzing Spider-Man 3 for a chiastic structure before moving on to any other film, but I couldn’t get Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) out of my head, so it looks like this is the one … Continue reading →

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Our Bray-ve New World

Posted on April 21, 2020 by

The puppet masters who have made it simple to enjoy hookup culture, courageous to buck normalcy, and easy to get credit have now closed the doors and are herding us into our nice, comfortable cages. My fellow donkeys, welcome to the bray-ve new world. Continue reading →

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Wreck-It Ralph Sums Up My Feelings on Modern TV Shows

Posted on March 24, 2020 by

Despite reading all of the available books in the Song of Ice and Fire series, I’ve never watched an episode of Game of Thrones. Despite watching every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation as a kid and adult, I … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the One Crazy Rhyme in ‘Mother Knows Best’

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

I’m not one to obsess over little details, am I? Oh, except for just about every movie I’ve ever written about on this website. Be that as it may, I can’t quite wrap my head around one particular rhyme in … Continue reading →

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The Loneliness at the Top

Posted on December 3, 2019 by

Success is hard. It’s not just hard to attain, but it’s equally hard to endure. Have you ever wanted to do something so badly, and you worked hard until you finally did it? It might be finishing a college degree, … Continue reading →

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My Marlin Moment

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

One of my sons recently taught me an important lesson. This is the same son who took many years to tell me that he loves me. During his bedtime routine, he was running around an office chair as he flossed … Continue reading →

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Each Toy Story Movie Summed Up in 1 Word

Posted on July 23, 2019 by

I was worried when I heard that there was going to be a Toy Story 4 because the third one ended the series on a high note. I thought that it could only be downhill from there. But I was … Continue reading →

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The Original Anna and Elsa Didn’t End Well

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

My oldest brother, who inspired the Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade/Tomb Raider comparison, is back with another movie matchup along those same lines. It turns out that more than 20 years before Frozen debuted, there was another Anna and Elsa. Specifically … Continue reading →

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The Beast Died of a Broken Heart

Posted on March 26, 2019 by

Gaston may have shot him with an arrow and stabbed him in the back, but it was Beauty killed the Beast in Beauty and the Beast (1991). Continue reading →

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Movie Matchups: The Iron Giant vs. Bumblebee

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

I may have discovered why Bumblebee is the first Transformers movie to not only get a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating, but be overwhelmingly popular with critics. It does everything that was proven to be wildly successful in 1999’s The Iron … Continue reading →

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